An Air India Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner carrying over 250 passengers crashed just after taking off from Ahmedabad airport, sources said. The flight was going to London. The flight went down between 1 pm and 2 pm.
The authorities have not given a statement yet.
Visuals from the site show a thick plume of grey smoke rising from the ground. At least two dozen ambulances have arrived and some have taken away injured people to hospital.
The police have diverted traffic from the area.
